I am right handed and left eye dominant. I shoot shotgun off my left shoulder with no problem. I'm not a very experienced rifle shooter but I am going pronghorn hunting in Montana this fall. My question is can I shoot off my non-dominant eye since I'll be looking through a scope. I've been told that since I am only using one eye to aim that it doesn't matter which eye is dominant. This seems to make logical sense to me, but I don't know for sure. I've asked several people and I've been given several different responses. I have 20/20 vision in both eyes but my left eye is the one that I focus with. I have a specific gun in mind and it doesn't come in a lefty version so I'd like to shoot off my right side if possible. Any advice is greatly appreciated.

I'm cross dominant also and have been shooting using my non dominant hand for a long time. One can train their non dominant hand to pull the trigger a lot better than they can train their non dominant eye, IMHO.

Same thing works for bowling.

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I realize what you're saying is true and I shoot shotgun off the side of my dominant eye, however, when shooting shotgun both eyes are open. I've heard that when looking through a scope with one eye the dominant eye becomes a non-factor and it sounds like it makes sense.

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I'm left dominant and comfortable shooting only left-handed (off the left shoulder) -- but all my life have done that with right handed bolts (and a variety of shotguns, levers and autos) with no problems. Occasionally I think of getting a LH but then think "I've shot just fine all my life..." I'd continue shooting off the left shoulder but just get used to shooting a RH rifle -operating the bolt right handed - hey means you never have to remove your trigger finger from the trigger housing area! Also, means you're operating the bolt - or actuating lever/bolt in an auto - with your (I assume) more comfortable/dominant right hand. In levers, I operate the lever with my left hand.

I am right handed and left eyed dominate, The problem I have is not being able to close (wink) my left eys, so I learned to simply shoot left handed. Now holding a gun right handed feels strange. I can in fact shoot with a scope right handed, I just have to be sure I concentrate on the cross hairs too. Whatever works

I'm right-handed and left eye dominant too. I started shoothing left-handed after I couldn't hit a thing with my first BB gun at age 8 shooting right. I shoot handguns, rifles and my bow left-handed. I've always been told that any finger can learn to pull the trigger, but your dominant eye should do the aiming.

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I ran across something really cool today in the Midway catalog, a set of Williams off centered rings which can be turned 180 degrees for cross dominant shooters. So a right handed left eyed shooter could use it to shoot a right handed rifle with their left eye. http://www.midwayusa.com/eproductpag...eitemid=959690

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I am left eye dominant and shoot long guns left handed. I shoot pistols right handed but still use my left eye. I am right handed as far as hand writing. All my guns are right handed guns. The semi autos kick out the brass in front of my eyes. I have thought real serious about getting some left handed long guns but don't know if it would make much difference on the bolt guns. I noticed that there are a few left hand semi auto shotguns and rifles out there. Might try to get one of those.

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